Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric inventions 03/06

20060065296 - Projectors and lighting modules thereof: Projectors and lighting modules thereof. A projector comprises a light source, a solar collector and a microprocessor. The microprocessor connects and controls the light source. The solar collector connects the microprocessor and receives light from the light source. The solar collector transmits an alarm signal to the microprocessor when suffering...

20060065297 - Photovoltaic device: In the photovoltaic devices comprising a substantially intrinsic amorphous silicon layer containing hydrogen between an n-type single-crystal silicon substrate and a p-type amorphous silicon layer containing hydrogen, the photovoltaic device according to the present invention comprises a trap layer that contains less hydrogen than the intrinsic amorphous silicon layer between...

20060065298 - Photovoltaic device: The present invention provides a photovoltaic device having excellent environmental durability and good adhesion with a collector electrode made of metal paste. The photovoltaic device comprises an ITO film on a p-type amorphous silicon hydride film on a light incident side of the photovoltaic device and a collector electrode made...

20060065299 - Transparent conductive substrate for solar cells and method for producing the substrate: A transparent conductive substrate for solar cells comprising a substrate and a TiO2 layer, a SiO2 layer and a SnO2 layer formed on the substrate in this order from the side of the substrate, wherein the thickness of the SnO2 layer is from 0.5 to 0.9 μm and the illuminant...

20060065300 - Photoelectric conversion element, process for producing the same, light sensor and solar cell: An optical/electrical conversion element used for a photosensor or a solar battery. An optical/electrical conversion layer, composed of an assembly of a light-absorbing dendrimer structure (1), operating as an electron donor, and fine metal particles (2), operating as an electron receptor, are self-collectively formed by imparting chemical affinity to the...

20060065301 - Photoelectrode for dye sensitizing solar cell or organic solar cell, and dye sensitizing solar cell having same: In a dye sensitizing solar cell 1 wherein an electrolyte 4 is filled in a space between a photoelectrode 2 and a counter electrode 3, recesses 8 are formed in the surface 5a of a substrate member 5 of the photoelectrode 2, and a transparent electrode film 6 is formed...

20060065302 - System and sub-systems for production and use of hydrogen: A method for optimizing the efficiency of a solar powered hydrogen generation system is disclosed. The system utilizes photovoltaic modules and a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer to split water into hydrogen and oxygen with an efficiency greater than 12%. This high efficiency for the solar powered electrolysis of water was...

20060054209 - Apparatus and method for harnessing heat energy: Apparatus and method for harnessing heat energy uses at least one thermally conductive material in communication with a heat collecting material in order to conduct heat from a first region of the heat collecting material to a second region of the heat collecting material. The thermally conductive material can be...

20060054210 - Photovoltaic module with an electronic device in the laminated stack: A photovoltaic module including one or more photovoltaic cells connected in series and located inside a laminated stack of glass and polymer, together with an electronic protection device, e.g. a bypass diode, which is arranged to bypass the electric current passing through at least one photovoltaic cell. The electronic protection...

20060054211 - Photovoltaic modules for solar concentrator: An energy conversion system comprises a solar cell adapted to receive solar energy and convert the solar energy into electrical energy. The energy conversion system also comprises a solar concentrator adapted to receive solar energy and direct the solar energy to the solar cell. The solar concentrator has a lens...

20060054212 - Solar photovoltaic mirror modules: A planar concentrator solar power module has a planar base, an aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits on the base and an array of linear Fresnel lenses or linear mirrors for directing focused solar radiation on the aligned array of linear photovoltaic cell circuits. The cell circuits are mounted...

20060054213 - Photovoltaic module comprising external connector pins: The photovoltaic module comprises a plurality of photovoltaic cells arranged between substrates and connected in series by connecting conductors. An external connector pin of the module comprises a block of insulating material glued to one end of the module. An external connector of the pin is connected to at least...

20060048807 - Thin film thermoelectric module: Disclosed herein is a thin film thermoelectric module. the module includes high and low temperature part module substrates, unit thermoelectric devices, and lead wires. The high and low temperature part module substrates are arranged to face each other. The unit thermoelectric devices are located between the modules to transfer heat...

20060048808 - Solar, catalytic, hydrogen generation apparatus and method: An apparatus for producing hydrogen may include a collector of radiation to concentrate solar radiation on a converter having an absorptivity to convert the solar radiation to thermal energy to drive a chemical process using a feedstock to dissociate into an output chemical and a byproduct. A separator separates the...

20060048809 - Thermoelectric devices with controlled current flow and related methods: Thermoelectric devices comprising at least a first conductive material, a first semiconductive material, a second conductive material, and a third conductive material. The second conductive material may be contacting, disposed within, or operably connected to the first semiconductive material. Semiconductive materials may be depleted, undoped, p-doped, or n-doped, nanotubes, nanowires,...

20060048810 - Solar electricity generator consisting of groups of plants: The invention describes large solar power plants, which consist of groups of rotating platforms. Three of said platforms comprising a triad having an interstitial pillar, said pillar has means to transmit torque to rotate the platforms and means to maintain the position of the platforms....

20060048811 - Multijunction laser power converter: Laser power conversion with multiple stacked junctions or subcells are disclosed to produce increased output. Both vertical and horizontal integration are disclosed for flexible, efficient, and cost-effective laser power conversion. One embodiment of a laser power converter includes at least a first or top subcell that receives incident laser light,...

20060048812 - Dye-sensitized solar cell: A dye-sensitized solar cell with high conversion efficiency is provided. The dye-sensitized solar cell according to the present invention has, between an electrode (2) formed on a surface of a transparent substrate (1) and a counter electrode (6), a light-absorbing layer (3) containing light-absorbing particles carrying dye and an electrolyte...

20060042674 - Thermoelectric converter: P

20060042675 - Thermoelectric device and method of manufacturing the same: In order to make a thermoelectric device usable in a high temperature environment of 300° C. or above, the necessity for solder is eliminated by bonding each electrode of a second substrate to one end of each thermoelectric element by using gold. Further, a conductive member, capable of accommodating expansion...

20060042676 - Thermoelectric device and method of manufacturing the same: In order that a thermoelectric device is caused to stably operate even under high temperature environment, the thermoelectric device includes: first and second substrates, each being provided with a plurality of electrodes; a plurality of thermoelectric elements arranged between the first and second substrates in such a manner that one...

20060042677 - Solid-state image pickup device: The present invention provides a solid state image pickup device, including a silicon substrate and a photoelectric conversion unit which receives external incident light and generates signals in accordance therewith, and which is formed on or above the surface of the silicon substrate, wherein a signal transmission circuit for reading...

20060042678 - Photoelectric cell: A photoelectric cell comprising first and second electrodes, a plurality of nanowires which extend between the electrodes, an a structure disposed between the nanowires....

20060042679 - Self-contained portable solar power supply system: A self-contained portable solar power supply system is specifically designed to convert solar energy into electrical energy, and charge a rechargeable storage battery to energize edge-lit lighted panels as back-lighting devices in the dusk to illuminate advertising graphics and messages installed on waste receptacles disposed on the city street curbs....

20060042682 - Photovoltaic building elements: An external building element has the size and shape of a standard roofing or building product but incorporates a monolithically interconnected solar cell array within which a plurality of interconnected thin film solar cells are integrated on an electrically insulating substrate. The cells are positioned in one or more rows...

20060042680 - Photovoltaic integrated building component: A structural building component for a residential or light commercial building includes a PV laminate and a plastic frame disposed at least around the PV laminate. The plastic frame includes a first electrical connector for communication with the PV laminate and receptive to electrical connection with a contiguous PV laminate....

20060042681 - Pv laminate backplane with optical concentrator: A photovoltaic (PV) laminate backplane assembly includes an insulative substrate and a metal foil bonded to the insulative substrate on a first surface and is electrically receptive for mounting a solar cell on a second surface opposite the first surface. The metal foil includes a light concentrator disposed at exposed...

20060042683 - System and method for mounting photovoltaic cells: A system for mounting photovoltaic cells on a surface and utilizing the energy produced therefrom. Several cells are connected in series to produce DC power. The DC power is converted to AC power suitable for use in utility lines. The cells are pigmented to ensure efficient collection of available radiation....

20060042684 - Method of fabricating a multijunction solar cell with a bypass diode having an intrisis layer: A solar cell having a multijunction solar cell structure with a bypass diode is disclosed. The bypass diode provides a reverse bias protection for the multijunction solar cell structure. In one embodiment, the multijunction solar cell structure includes a substrate, a bottom cell, a middle cell, a top cell, a...

20060042685 - Electronic devices having a charge transport layer that has defined triplet energy level: Electronic devices including a layer that contains a photoactive material, wherein an excited state of the photoactive material has an excitation energy Eex and wherein the photoactive material is either: (1) not a guest in a composition including a host, or (2) is a guest in a composition including a...